The group, which advocates for downtown businesses, wants the city to use emergency pandemic cash to provide a different kind of relief.
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Dylan Webber, ‘creative mastermind’ behind popular Portland brewery, dies at 31
Family and friends remember the co-founder and director of brewing operations at Definitive Brewing Co. as hardworking and dedicated to his craft.
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Portland police investigating vandalism of downtown murals
Two artists spent Friday evening painting over what they said included slurs against gay people and Black people on the murals behind the Lancaster Building.
Posted inLocal & State, Local Elections, News, Politics
Portland councilor, a plaintiff in lawsuit against the city, won’t recuse herself from dispute
April Fournier’s decision runs counter to the city attorney’s recommendation that she recuse herself from deliberations of the clean-elections case.
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Portland Meetings: Sept. 8-15
Visit portlandmaine.gov for Zoom information. To watch municipal meetings online, go to townhallstreams.com/towns/portland_maine. Wed. 9/8 3:30 p.m. Creative Portland Wed. 9/8 5 p.m. City Council Wed. 9/8 5 p.m. Land Bank Commission Wed. 9/8 6 p.m. Police Citizen Review Subcommittee Wed. 9/8 6 p.m. Charter Commission Governance Commission Thur. 9/9 4 p.m. City Manager’s Working […]
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Jon Jennings selected as next city manager of Clearwater, Fla.
Jennings, who was named Portland’s city manager in 2015, said he is excited to begin negotiations in Clearwater but sad to be ‘possibly leaving Portland city staff.’
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Mural unveiled in Parkside as part of community-building effort
It’s is part of a worldwide mural project called ‘You Are Not Alone.’
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Portland’s ImmuCell targeted by New York law firm over FDA setback
The law firm issued a solicitation for plaintiffs after some bad news about a product under development caused the company’s stock price to drop.
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Portland Symphony Orchestra to require vaccination or negative test
Masks will also be required at its performances this fall, starting Oct. 19 at Merrill Auditorium.
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Upcoming B&M closure sparks nostalgia, hope for future development
News that Portland’s longtime baked beans factory will close this year and be replaced with a technology and science campus elicits a wistful but hopeful response.